Yu-Gi-Oh! - The Approaching Darkness

Chapter 2: The Undying Rivalry

Why would Pegasus want to see me? Kaiba thought to himself, as he stared out the cockpit window. Anytime he becomes involved in something, things get interesting. That's for sure.

"Seto, what's this all about?" Mokuba asked, sitting behind him, "Why would Pegasus ask to meet with you?"

"I'm not sure Mokuba, but whatever the reason, it had better be important." he replied, "I can't afford to be distracted now, not with my tournament starting in a few days."

"Yugi, why do I get the feeling that Pegasus isn't inviting us here for small talk." Joey asked, as Croquet led them to the castles dining room.

"Whatever it is, it must be important. The last time we were invited here, the whole crisis with Dartz and Atlantis broke out."

"May I present, Mr. Maxamillion Pegasus.", Croquet said, as they reached the door to the dining room and he opened it.

Inside sat the creator of Duel Monsters, holding a glass of wine, with what looked like salmon sitting on a plate in front of him. "Ahh, Yugi-boy! It's so nice to see you again. And I see that young Mr. Wheeler is with you as well."

"What's this about, Pegasus." Yugi asked from across the room.

"What, a man can't invite people over for company. What a shame.", Pegasus said innocently, as he sipped at his wine. "Don't worry, I assure you. There is a point to this meeting, but there is one more person we're waiting for."

"In the meantime, how about some entertainment. After all, I wouldn't want to be a bad host."

"Seto, why did that butler tell us to go to the dueling arena?", Mokuba asked, as the two brothers walked down the main hallway of the castle.

"Pegasus probably has something in mind. Whatever it is, it's time to find out." Kaiba said, as they reached the doorway leading into the arena. He opened the door and walked in, and was surprised to see someone else on the opposite end on the catwalk.

"Yugi! What are you doing here?", Kaiba yelled out, as he recognized his rival.

"I'm here for the same reason you are, to meet with Pegasus!", Yugi replied, as he walked toward Kaiba. "But only one of us will be allowed to meet with him, so the two of us must duel."

Wonderful, looks like I'm going to be dueling Yugi a week earlier then I expected. Well, I'm not about to turn down a challenge. Kaiba thought to himself. "I've been looking forward to our rematch, Yugi. This time, your going down."

With that, Kaiba set the briefcase that he had been carrying with him on the ground, and grabbed his duel disk from inside it. He quickly placed in on his wrist, slid his deck inside, and powered it up.

Yugi proceeded to do the same with the duel disk he was wearing. "I'll go first. We will use the rules you made for Battle City.", Yugi remarked, as he drew his opening hand, and looked at it. "I'll set one card face-down, and summon Alpha the Magnet Warrior in attack-mode. Then I will end my turn."

"Is that all you have, Yugi?", Kaiba asked as he drew his first card of the duel, "I'll play Mystical Space Typhoon on your trap card, then I'll summon X-Head Cannon. Now, my monster, destroy his magnet warrior!" Shots fired from the machine monsters' cannon, striking the Alpha and causing it to break apart into millions of holographic shards. "Care to try again, Yugi?", Kaiba asked as he ended his turn.

"I summon my Skilled Dark Magician!", Yugi said, placing the card on his duel disk. The black robed magician appeared in a blaze of light. "Next I'll activate Graceful Charity. This magic card allows me to draw three cards from my deck, then I get too choose two cards from my hand to send to the graveyard." Yugi drew his three cards from his deck and looked at them, then discarded two of them.

"Now my mage, attack his X-Head Cannon!" Yugi said. The magician spun its staff, then fired a blast at the opposing monster. Kaiba simply watched as his monster was destroyed.

Yugi: 3500 Kaiba: 3900

"Big deal, you barely even scratched my life points." , Kaiba said, clearly unimpressed by Yugi's attack. "Is it my turn yet?", he asked.

"Not quite! I'll set this card, then I'll end my turn." Yugi replied, as he placed a card in his duel disk. "Your turn, Kaiba."

"It's about time!", Kaiba said, drawing a card from his duel disk. "I activate Pot of Greed, allowing me to draw two cards from my deck.", Kaiba two more cards, and added them to his hand, a smile flashing across his face. "I'll set one monster in defense mode, then I'll end my turn."

Yugi drew, then placed a card on his duel disk, "I summon Obnoxious Celtic Guard, and I'll have him attack your monster.". The warrior rushed forward and slashed at the face down card, cutting it in half.

"Yugi, you're a bigger fool then I thought, reveal Cyber Jar! When this card is attacked, it destroys all monsters on the field." The pod appeared on the field and fired a laser at Yugi's monsters, destroying them instantly. Then the pod self destructed in a brilliant blast of light. "But that's not all, now each of us can summon up to five monsters to the field from our decks."

"Very well, Kaiba. You just gave me a huge advantage. I'll summon my two magnet warriors to the field, Beta and Gamma." Yugi said, placing the cards on his duel disk.

"I'll set these two monsters in defense mode.", Kaiba said, summoning two of his own cards.

"My monsters will make quick work of them. Attack now, Beta and Gamma."

Kaiba watched as his Lord of Dragons and Blade Knight were destroyed.

This is too easy! Something's not right here, Kaiba thought to himself.